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- Lines: 43
- Date:
Thu Sep 20 20:56:31 2001
- Orig file:
v2.4.9/linux/Documentation/networking/dl2k.txt
- Orig date:
Wed Jul 25 17:10:17 2001
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.9/linux/Documentation/networking/dl2k.txt linux/Documentation/networking/dl2k.txt
@@ -187,15 +187,11 @@
10mbps_fd 10Mbps full duplex.
100mbps_hd 100Mbps half duplex.
100mbps_fd 100Mbps full duplex.
- 1000mbps_fd 1000Mbps full duplex.
- 1000mbps_hd 1000Mbps half duplex.
0 Autosensing active media.
1 10Mbps half duplex.
2 10Mbps full duplex.
3 100Mbps half duplex.
4 100Mbps full duplex.
- 5 1000Mbps full duplex.
- 6 1000Mbps half duplex.
By default, the NIC operates at autosense.
vlan=x - Specifies the VLAN ID. If vlan=0, the
@@ -205,7 +201,16 @@
jumbo=x - Specifies the jumbo frame support. If jumbo=1,
the NIC accept jumbo frames. By default, this
function is disabled.
-
+ Jumbo frame usually improve the performance
+ int gigabit.
+
+int_count - Rx frame count each interrupt.
+int_timeout - Rx DMA wait time for an interrupt. Proper
+ values of int_count and int_timeout bring
+ a conspicuous performance in the fast machine.
+ For P4 1.5GHz systems, a setting of
+ int_count=5 and int_timeout=750 is
+ recommendable.
Configuration Script Sample
===========================
Here is a sample of a simple configuration script:
@@ -222,7 +227,7 @@
Troubleshooting
===============
-Q1. Source files contain behind every line.
+Q1. Source files contain ^ M behind every line.
Make sure all files are Unix file format (no LF). Try the following
shell command to convert files.
FUNET's LINUX-ADM group, linux-adm@nic.funet.fi
TCL-scripts by Sam Shen (who was at: slshen@lbl.gov)